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"The code twists and contorts ruby in unimaginable ways." Doesn't sound like my idea of beautiful software.
by oluckyman 11y ago
"The code twists and contorts ruby in unimaginable ways."
Doesn't sound like my idea of beautiful software.
- skewart 11y agoI completely agree. It sounds like the opposite of beautiful software if you ask me. Maybe it's interesting, thought-provoking, or amusing code, but not beautiful.
- tbrock 11y agoI found it beautiful because I had never thought to use the language in that way before I had seen him do it. It wasn't hard to understand once you understood. :-)
- ikurei 11y agoBeauty comes in very different forms. Not all beautiful paintings are pleasing and peaceful fields for flowers; IMHO, something can be dark, strange, even scary, and still beautiful. E.g.: The Garden of Earthly Delights[1], or It Follows[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/
- agumonkey 11y agoIt's more enlightenment / thinking out of the box / less is more beauty.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 11y agoI think it's perhaps not inappropriate for Ruby; it has a community that's all about 'magic' and even 'tricky' beauty. I certainly agree there are problems with this, but I also see how this is appealing in certain contexts.
- azaras 11y agoThis is awful code for Python but beautiful for Ruby. Python is "simplicity" and Ruby is "clever".